Sentence examples for be able to strike back from inspiring English sources

The U.S.S.R. would always be able to strike back.

If the regime manages to entrench itself in that zone, it may be able to strike back at the rest of the country, where the rebels still have the upper hand.

A missed vote on heating oil and a vote against disclosure of the new secret 527 slush funds have become easy fodder for Mrs. Clinton, although Mr. Lazio was able to strike back on the heating-oil vote by pointing out that one of her Congressional supporters skipped it in order to raise money with her.

After months of Facebook owning Google in just about every way imaginable (well, except search, of course — but the rise of social is slowly making search less important), Google has finally been able to strike back with Google+.

Once puberty hit, Lee, who is now 5'10" and 250 pounds, went from being a scrawny kid getting picked on to one who was able to strike back.

It has joined forces with Petrobras, a like-minded state oil firm, to explore a small field in Brazil.Having got itself back on the oil map, Colombia hopes to be able to strike a harder bargain.

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To do this, it must be able to strike a delicate balance between activation and repression.

We love Mila Kunis because she's able to strike that perfect balance between laid-back tomboy and glam red carpet star.

Bush and Obama have not been able to strike this balance.

For the time being, divisions within the movement have been healed, the carnage caused by Israel is making them popular, and they are still able to strike back.